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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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